Reposted by LucyJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1444: Don't waste time trying to identify trends. Publishers have whole departments to do this, and are still routinely surprised by "surprise bestsellers." Instead, write what you love, and hope other people will love it, too... 024039
Reposted by LucyYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A new bookstore opened in Kyiv. I visited it today. russian drones burn warehouses full of books and damage whatever they can reach. A new bookstore opened in Kyiv. russia will never win. 13554591165
Reposted by LucyXero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick. 2120023387
Reposted by LucyHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose. 1344043792
Reposted by LucyAlan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026So while authors and publishers are arguing about divvying up the settlement money, Anthropic have got away with mass theft. Whatever they pay out is simply a cost of business. The shit machine they built with that theft still exists despite a complete lack of consent and blatant law-breaking. 6345103
Reposted by Lucyderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress. 193354115284
Lucy @historywardrobe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I've really been struggling to work the last couple of years due to health issues. So I thought instead of trying to write a whole book, this time I'd work on two whole books at once 🙄😆 I really love writing. It's going to take a few years to progress, but it's worth it 🩷 #writing 010
Reposted by LucyKate Carpenter @katecarp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I do not want a new AI assistant. I especially don't want it to have a cutesy, female-coded name. I just want your existing service to continue working properly. 061
Reposted by Lucy✫✫LVN✫✫ @urbanaudacity.blacksky.app · 11/08/2026I am passionate about books because I am writing them and reading them, and I am always learning from them. I think it’s fucking wack that somebody would take an LLM and create a facsimile of something I believe requires passion and effort. Your shitcut not a shortcut; you accomplished nothing. 0339
Reposted by LucyJean @jsxena.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"Movement and change are the essence of our being; rigidity is death; conformity is death: let us say what comes into our heads, repeat ourselves, contradict ourselves, fling out the wildest nonsense, and follow the most fantastic fancies without caring what the world does or thinks or says."themarginalian.orgThe Courage to Be Yourself: Virginia Woolf on How to Hear Your Soul“Beyond the difficulty of communicating oneself, there is the supreme difficulty of being oneself.” 48731
Reposted by LucyYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I’m in a bookstore now. This shelf holds books from publishers affected by the russian attack on August 1, when eight million books were destroyed. The bookstore is asking people to buy their books. I wanted to remember this shelf. 331557348
Lucy @historywardrobe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Something for fashion lovers to look forward too 😊 📖 010
Lucy @historywardrobe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Until we can all get our heads round producing and consuming less, this is a good victory over waste 000
Reposted by LucyJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Unsolicited writing advice, no. 7825: Even if you're hoping for publication, not everything you write has to be for others. Practice writing for yourself: it takes off the pressure, and may lead to unexpected discoveries... 414016
Reposted by LucyJon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 11/07/2026You're going to get left behind if you don't use Al." Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long- form, and books without needing Al summaries. 74195124561
Lucy @historywardrobe.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I love books & I love food. My TBR pile never dwindles. I wish it were possible to binge-eat books, so instead of calories you'd gain knowledge and wonder 🩷 110
Reposted by Lucywomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Iconic feminist graffitti (UK), 1979, photographed by Jill Posener, British photographer and activist #womensart 61193260
Reposted by LucyThat Dragon Guy @paintyourdragon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Fashion designer Jeremy Scott delivers commencement speech to Kansas City Art Institute graduates. Wait for it… 4552972168
Reposted by LucyJeWitch68 @witchywoman68.bsky.social · 20/05/2026“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ― Cicero 25120888
Reposted by LucyMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/05/2026Let it be clear: you are wanted here. 552269740
Reposted by LucyKiller Katie Kat 👻♥️✨😽🎃 @spicynocajun.bsky.social · 08/05/2026My mom did the best she could with the resources she had. 5783440
Reposted by LucyJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Unsolicited writing advice, no 1. Whatever other reasons you may have to write, never lose sight of your joy. Joy is enough of an end in itself. 418945
Lucy @historywardrobe.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Whenever I start one of Georgette Heyer's classic Regency romances I have to finish it on the same day. She's just so good. 010
Reposted by LucyJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Unsolicited writing advice,. no. 2145667: The number of words you write a day, or the time you spend writing, is irrelevant. What matters is that you make progress. One good sentence is better than ten pages you'll have to cut later. 614020
Reposted by LucyPost Punk-y Brewster @krismeana.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Buy books for the kids in your life. There are books that are so popular that the library near me has 8 month long waiting lists, there is an opportunity to help kids who want to read the popular books from book tok ect, ask kids what they have on their tbr and fulfill their wishes 😌💕 3777176
Reposted by LucyHull Libraries @hulllibraries.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic! Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries.... 1507548890
Reposted by LucyFuriarossa and Mimma 🌵 @furiaandmimma.bsky.social · 19/04/2026People should read. I'm tired of people not reading. Please, if you can, PLEASE, read! Read everything, but especially fiction! Read comics! It will help you with empathy AND make you smarter. Please, read. 1403159608
Reposted by Lucywomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14/04/2026In 2002, at the age of 91 years, artist Louise Bourgeois created 'Ode a L'Oubli' (Ode to Forgetting), a book of 35 fabric pages made from her own cloth saved from different eras of her life #Womensart 6867173
Reposted by LucySarah Sweet @sarahsweet.bsky.social · 11/04/2026NASA failed to predict the real splashdown risk. 229163812110
Lucy @historywardrobe.bsky.social · 10/04/2026I love how a tiny piece of textile can bridge centuries and hold such powerful significance 💕 010
Reposted by LucyAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026📚 Happy International #ChildrensBookDay! Today we celebrate the wondrous children’s books that introduce young readers to remarkable women—from Drs. Wu & Maathai to Drs. Goodall & Bath & so many more. Share their stories of exploration, discovery, courage, persistence... #kidslit #litsky #booksky 215948
Reposted by LucyPetra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Nature's way of saying: "Never give up" 234927612
Reposted by LucyJess Zafarris @jesszafarris.com · 30/03/2026My desire to expand my horizons by reading new books is waging war with my impulse to find comfort in rereading old favorites. 141147
Reposted by LucyMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026'Unforgettable: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750 opened this month at the the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts (MSK), after an earlier run in Washington DC. The exhibition seeks to restore women to one of the most feted periods of art history'.theguardian.com‘Old masters too’: Ghent exhibition celebrates female artists of the baroqueShow in part a rediscovery of more than 40 mostly forgotten women who plied their trade in the Low Countries 1289
Reposted by LucyJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Unsolicited writing advice, no.96: Don’t worry about whether or not you’re a proper writer. Don’t worry about whether or not you’re any good, or whether you will be judged, or rejected. Just write. Have fun. Enjoy what you do. Everything else can wait. 716233
Reposted by LucyDr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Did you know that tomorrow, March 10th marks the National Day of Rest for Black Women, a day created to center rest, reflection, and renewal? It's also the anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s passing, honoring her powerful legacy of courage, resistance, and liberation. 91157465
Reposted by Lucywomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Iranian artist Shadi Ghadirian, Untitled (from the Qajar series), 2002 #womensart 1632133